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APPARATUS FOR PRINTING 0R IMPRESSING DESIGNS, PATTERNS, OR OUTLINES FOR GARMENTS.

No. 567,886. O PatentedSept.15, 1896.

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H. E. GOUZINEAU. APPARATUS FOR PRINTING 0R IMPRESSINGDESIGNS, PATTERNS, OR

' OUTLINES FOR GARMENTS.

No. 567,886. Patented Sept. 15, 1896.

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Nrrnn STATES HENRI EDOUARD COUZINEAU, on LlLLE, FRANCE.

APPARATUS FOR PRINTING R IMPRESSING DESIGNS, PATTERNS, 0R OUTLINES FOR GARMENTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 567,886, dated September 15, 1896.

Application filed December 4:, 1895. Serial No. 571,057. (No model.) Patented in France August 10, 1895, No. 249,534, and in Belgium October 3,1895,N0.l1'7,'713.

To alZwltom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRI EDOUARD COUZ- I INEAU, a citizen of the Republic of France,

residing in Lille, Departm ent of Nord, France, have invented Improvements in Apparatus for Printing or Impressin g Designs, Patterns, or Outlines for Garments on Fabrics or other Materials or for Analogous Purposes, (for.

which I have obtained a Belgian patent, No. 117,713, dated October 3, 1895, and a French patent, No. 249,534, dated August 10, 1895,) of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to apparatus for printing or impressing designs, patterns, or outlines of garments or parts of garments on fabrics or other materials, and generally for producing any desired impressions on fabrics or other materials.

An apparatus constructed according to my invention consists, essentially, in the combination of a fixed table, over which is placed or stretched the fabric or material on which the printing or impressing is to be effected, and of a carriage, as hereinafter described, which is moved over the fabric or material, which carriage supports the cliche or stereotype-plate or other printing or marking device, which may be a thin plate of metal or other flexible material and which is formed in relief with the shapes to be printed or impressed. 1 will refer to it as the cliche. The principal objects of the said carriage are to effect the inking of the cliche and to provide the pressure necessary for printing or impressing, which pressure can be regulated as hereinafter described.

My invention also relates to further details of construction of different parts of the said apparatus, as hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of my invention is to provide an apparatus for readily printing or impressing, so as to dispense in a great measure with the handwork,.wl1ich has hitherto been necessary, and enable very accurate printing or impressing to be effected.

In the accompanying drawings I have ill ustrated an apparatus constructed according to my invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation, Fig. 2 an end elevation, and Fig. 3 a plan, of the said apparatus. Fig. 4 is a diagram showing the mode of actuating the cylinders between which the cliche is passed, as hereinafter described.

A is the carriage, and B is a table fixed to a lower frame 0. The carriage A is formed of frames a, connected together by crosspieces b,'c, and cl, and carries the ink-distributing and pressing cylindersm and n and the inking-roller o. Each of the frames at is provided with a check or bracket, in each of which are formed slots of for the axes of the rollers m and 42, respectively, and a plumberblock g is formed on each frame a for the axis of the roller 0.. The slots e are made circular and concentric with the axis of the plumberblock and the slots f are vertical. 1

I The shafts ofthe cylinders m n are connected together on each side by a connecting-rod H, in one or both of the ends of which is formed a slot 71 through which pass the axes of the cylinder at, or the slot h may be formed in the other end of the connectingrod and the axes of the cylinder an pass through it, or the axes of both cylinders may pass through shorter slots.

To the side of each frame a is jointed a lever I, provided witha tailpiece 2'', projecting beyond the axis on which it turns. The levers I are connected together by crosspieces 13, and they operate, in combination with theslots c f on the brackets or cheeks, to separate the cylinders 'm n from each other and also to raise the cylinder n above the table B.

Then the lever I is turnedin the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 1, the tailpiece e" of the said lever in the arrangement shown acts upon the axes of the cylinder m and raises it in the slot e, and the said cylinder m takes with it the connecting-rods H. When the said cylinder m begins its movement, it separates from the cylinder at by reason of the slot it, formed in each connecting-rod H, being capable of moving freely and independently on the axes of the cylinder 71. \Vhen, however, the slot reaches the end of its course, the said cylinder at is raised vertically in the slot f, as shown in Fig. 4. WVhen the cylinders are in this position, the carriage A can be moved along the table B 2 senses without the cylinder 02 being in contact either with the table B or the cylinder 711. On each of the frames a a lever K is centered, pro vided with an adjustable counterweight 7t, each lever K having a curved tailpiece 76 extending beyond the fulcrum of the said lever, which tailpiece passes each beneath one of the axes of the cylinder a. By adjusting the position of the counterweights 7t on these levers K the pressure of the roller 12 on the fabric or material on the table 13 can be regulated as desired.

Opposite the inking-roller an ink-holder J is mounted on a carriage j, capable of sliding on the cross-bar b. Regulating-screws j, taking into the cross-bar 1), allow the position of the ink -holder J to be adjusted against the cylinder 0, and consequently the amount of ink taken up by the said roller 0 is regulated.

The cross-bar c carries two sliding pieces g, on which are mounted hinged guides Q, resting on the cylinder 12.. The said sliding pieces q can be fixed in any desired position on the cross-bar c (which may be suitably graduated) by means of clamping-screws q. The hinged guides Q can thus be adjusted to the width of the cliche X to keep it in position. The cross-bar 0 may also carry supports y at each end for carrying a roller Y, over which the cliche is guided before passing between the cylinders m and n.

The carriage A is provided on each side with grooved wheels Z, running on rails L, carried 011 each side of the table 13 on supporting-blocks Z. The rails may be of any suitable shape. As shown in the drawings, they are i-shaped and are seated in corresponding recesses in the supports Z, the central web of the rails taking into the grooves of the wheels L and so acting as guides. The rails Z are connected together at one end of the table by a cross-bar R, to which are attached vertical rods 1', terminating in hooks, for holding one end of the cliche.

The movement of the carriage A across the fixed table B may be effected in any suitable manner, but the following is a convenient mode: At each end of the lower frame 0 are shafts S S, carrying at each end a sprocketwheel 8 s, over each pair of which passes an endless chain F. One of the shafts S is provided with a cranked handle 3 for turning the shaft of the wheelssand so operating the endless chains F. One of the shafts S or S (for example, the shaft S) is mounted in bearings 8 capable of moving in slots in the carrying-brackets, and thus the position of the wheels can be adjusted by means of regulating screws 3 whose nuts 8 bear against the cross-piece s fixed across from bracket to bracket. By screwing up the nuts .9 the said bearings can be moved away from the frame and consequently the tension of the chains may be regulated as desired and kept constant. The carriage A is caused to engage with the endless chains F by means of arms V, attached at one end to the said carriage and provided at the other end with a cramp or other device which takes into each of the said chains F.

The apparatus is worked in the following manner: The fabric or material on which the outlines or tracings or the like are to be printed is first placed on, or stretched over, the fixed table 13, and then in order to pass the cliche X between the cylinders 'm and n on the carriage A the said cylinders are placed in the position shown in Fig. 15 by operating the lever -I, as already described. The carriage A being at the right-hand side of the table, the clich is passed over the rollers Y and between the cylinders m and n and under the cylinder at, which is raised from the table B. The clich is then attached to the hooks r 011 the cross-bar R. The lever I is then moved back to the position shown in Fig. 1, so as to press the clichXbetween the cylinders m n and to give the desired pressure on the fabric or material, which pressure may be regulated at will, as aforesaid, by adjusting the counterweights. By turning the handle 5 the carriage A is moved over the stationary table 13. The clich is supplied with ink as it passes between the cylinders m and n by means of the distributing-cylinder m, which receives ink from the inking-roller o, turning against the open side of the ink-holder J. During the advance of the carriage A the cylinder it continues to exert the desired pressure onthe cliche and the fabric or material, so as to produce the imprint thereon.

The weight of the carriage is supported by the rails'L, the fabric or material only receiving the weight of the cylinders m and n, which maybe regulated, as desired, by means of the counterweights on the levers K.

This invention is not limited to the details of construction or to the particular means illustrated for transmitting motion from one part of the apparatus to the other or for drivin g the same, which are merely described and shown in the accompanying drawings by Way of example, and the said apparatus may be constructed of any suitable materials and of any desired size.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is-- 1. In an apparatus for printing or impressing on fabrics or materials outlines or patterns for garments or for other purposes, the combination of a fixed table for the fabric 01' material, with a carriage adapted to move over the said table, and carrying distributing and pressing cylinders, an inking-roller and an ink-holder, the said carriage being provided with slots in which the axes of the distributing and pressing cylinders pass, and rods connecting the said cylinders, substantially as set forth.

2. In an apparatus for the purposes described, a carriage having frames at provided IOO with slots 6 f and plumber-blocks or bearings terms for garments, or for other purposes, the

combination of a fixed table for the fabric, with a carriage adapted to move over the table, the said carriage being provided with frames having slots therein, distributing and pressing cylinders Whose axes pass through the said slots, a slotted connecting-rod connecting the axes of the cylinders, levers pivoted to the said frame, one end'of each of the said levers being provided with adjustable Weights and the other end engaging the axis of the said pressing-cylinder, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In an apparatus for printing outlines of garments, or for like purpose, the combination of a table for the material to be printed, With a carriage adapted to move over the said table, and carrying distributing and pressing cylinders, mechanism for separating the cylinders from each other and the pressing-cylinder from the table, and means for. adjusting the pressure of the pressing-cylinder on the table, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

HENRI EDOUARD OOUZINEAU.

Witnesses:

DAVID OGILVIE, EMILE PIERROS. 

